{"product_id":"the-church-made-strange-for-the-nations-paperback","title":"The Church Made Strange for the Nations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul G. Doerksen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKarl Koop\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristians have sometimes professed that the church ought to be \"in the world but not of it,\" yet the meaning and significance of this conviction has continued to challenge and confound. In the context of persecution, Christians in the ancient world tended to distance themselves from the social and civic mainstream, while in the medieval and early modern periods, the church and secular authorities often worked in close relationship, sharing the role of shaping society. In a post-Christendom era, this latter arrangement has been heavily critiqued and largely dismantled, but there is no consensus in Christian thought as to what the alternative should be. The present collection of essays offers new perspectives on this subject matter, drawing on sometimes widely disparate interlocutors, ancient and modern, biblical and \"secular.\" Readers will find these essays challenging and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul G. Doerksen is assistant professor of theology at Canadian Mennonite University. He is the author of Beyond Suspicion: Post-Christendom Protestant Political Theology in John Howard Yoder and Oliver O'Donovan (Wipf \u0026amp; Stock, 2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Karl Koop is professor of history and theology at Canadian Mennonite University. He recently published Confessions of Faith in the Anabaptist Tradition, 1527-1660 (2006).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.8 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738814812256,"sku":"9781608993987","price":55.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Uz56Q01_IU9781608993987.webp?v=1777974823","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-church-made-strange-for-the-nations-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}